#81 - Mindful Eating for Well-Being, Not Weight Loss with Lilia Graue and Michelle May

For some mindful eating is that thing they should do and never
make time for OR it’s the next thing they hope will “work” to
induce weight loss.


My guests today Lilia Graue and Michelle May help unveil these
myths and more in our conversation. They are both doctors, HAES
informed practitioners and mindful eating experts.


In this episode we will help those who aren’t yet big fans of
mindful eating for well being enhancement (not weight loss) to
give it a try.


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About Lilia: Lilia Graue is a physician and
psychotherapist with specialties in mind-body medicine,
mindfulness and compassion based programs, and eating disorders.
She believes in compassionate care that honors our wholeness and
brings us closer to radical presence, fierce embodiment and joy.
She practices at the intersection of different healing
modalities, centering your lived experience and your body as a
source of knowing.


Lilia's practice is rooted in intersectional feminism. It is
trauma informed, weight inclusive and trans inclusive, and
grounded in the principles of Body Respect, Body Trust and Health
at Every Size (HAES). Lilia is Mexican and provides services in
both English and Spanish. She offers online coaching and support,
in addition to her private medical practice.


Follow Lilia: Mindful Eating Mexico | Fiercely
Embodied | Facebook - Mindful Eating Mexico | Facebook -
Fiercely Embodied


A note from Lilia: Re-learning language is a process. After
recording, I deeply regretted my use of the words "crazy" and
"insane", and wish I'd said "absurd" and "nonsensical" when
referring to what goes on in research on mindful eating and
outcomes. May we all hold our mistakes in compassion and offer
ourselves and each other patience with the learning process, as
we continue to examine and challenge internalized bias and
oppression on the path to liberation.


About Michelle: Michelle May, M.D. is a
recovered yoyo dieter and the founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful
Eating Programs and Training. Over 700 health and wellness
professionals have been trained to facilitate Am I Hungry?
programs worldwide. Dr. May is the award-winning author of the
book series, “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat” that teaches
mindful eating for yo-yo dieting, diabetes, bariatric surgery,
binge eating, and for students and athletes.


Follow Michelle: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter
| Facebook | YouTube


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